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Victor Thomas Trumper

Born: 2 November 1877, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales
Died: 28 June 1915, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales
Major Teams: New South Wales, Australia.
Known As: Victor Trumper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium


Test Debut: Australia v England at Nottingham, 1st Test, 1899
Last Test:
Australia v England at Sydney, 5th Test, 1911/12

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1903

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   48   89   8  3163  214*  39.04   8  13   31   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling              91     20   317    8  39.62  3-60    0   0  68.2  3.48

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1894/95 - 1913/14)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  255  401  21 16939  300*  44.57  42  87  172   0

                       R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10
Bowling             2008   64  31.37  5-19    2   0

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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When judged by average alone, Victor Trumper may not seem an exceptional batsman. Yet in the judgement of all who saw him, Trumper stands amongst the greats, as much for the style and grace with which he batted as much as the number of runs he scored. A superb natural player, CB Fry described him as with "no style but was all style". The 1902 tour of England was possibly his finest year, when on generally appalling wickets, Trumper carried all before him, making 2570 runs at an average of close to 50. Basically an orthdox batsman, Trumper's ability to improvise to overcome adverse conditons made him unique. His creativity at the wicket is shown by the manner he treated the first three balls of a match at Lords. Delivered by Haigh, on a rain damaged wicket, each was of perfect length and line. The first was hit for 6 over wid-wicket, the second cut for 4 behind point, and the last straight driven for another boundary. Trumper, an artist at the crease, was reluctant to repeat himself. The image of Trumper leaping out to drive, the most famous of all cricketing photographs, captures the essence of the man and the Golden Age of batting. A modest man, completely unaffected by his fame, his premature death at the age of 37 was marked by mourning and grief throughout Australia. (David Liverman, Jan 1998).
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